Katie Holmes celebrates her b-day in a toy store

Yes Katie Holmes is now 27. And where does the girl with everything (including a sonogram machine and man who's a little bit nuts) celebrate her big day? At New York's most famous toy store of course. FAO Schwarz was home to Katie's birthday bash, opening it's doors for her after store hours. Katie celebrated with Tom and his crew, blowing out candles on cupcakes and playing on the giant piano located on floor 2. After the big party, Kaite and Tom went ice skating in Central Park around midnight. Sounds fun. I need a man like Tom (minus the weird things). People Magazine has other photos from the party online, including close-up pictures of Tom's daughter Isabella.

If you are ever in NYC though, do check out FAO Schwarz. It's a great place to hang out with or without kids.

New Junior has some great travel tips

The newest addition of Europe's most famous parenting magazine has some neat travel information in it. Junior dedicated this issue to traveling almost completely and it's got some great stuff. There is an entire section detailing family travel and a month-by-month guide to the best destinations on the planet for that season. I just got the issue today and if I didn't subscribe, I'd make it a point to get this one just for the pictures and the hotel names.

Also a cool little blurb about the coming of age of Maddox Jolie.

Great Ride-On Toy

I saw this on Modern Seed! What an awesome toy. Made for little riders, this truck has such a cool and modern design. It's easy to use and turn, with pretty big handle bars and even little lights on the front that pop (they're fake obviously, no real light). The designer also makes a bike and a zoom car. And to top that all off Modern Seed is offering a 10% off discount until December 24.

The Babystyle Gift Card

Not sure what to get a new mom this holiday season? Well online store Babystyle now has gift cards for amounts starting at $25. They are so cute too! The one thing I always like about getting a gift card (besides the fact that it's just like cash) is the decor on it. Companies always find the cutest logos for them. You can also add a special gift message during checkout to go along with your gift card. The most recent catalog is also included in the order.

Forest & Zoe

This is a new store online that I just came across. Forest and Zoe sells brands like Tea, Lulah, Paulina Quintana, Bratt Decor, and more. They've also got this really cool shopping cart cover that is one of the trendist I have ever seen. It has pockets in it for mom and works on public highchairs too. Very neat stuff. They've also got quite a few specials and sales going on at the moment too. Definitly worth a read.

The Doomoo Seat

Made for babies and kids, the Doomoo Seat is a new kind of bean bag chair that molds to fit any person's body who may sit in it. Sold in the UK, the seat is supplied with two zipped upper covers for different ages. The first comes with a a safety harness for a baby and the other is just a regular seat for older kids. Lots of neat color combinations too. You can get it online at Viva Baby, which does ship internationally.

Baby Affleck

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck welcomed a baby girl on Dec. 1, Yahoo News is reporting. The baby named Violet made her debut at a Los Angeles hospital after labor was induced Wednesday night. Jen has beat her alter-ego Sydney to the delivery room, as the Alias baby is not expected to be born for quite a while. No word yet on anything that has been bought for the baby. So far all I have heard are rumors concerning what Jen has, and I doubt they are true. But if I discover any baby gift news, I'll certainly post it.